Measures overhauling elections in Iowa moved rapidly through the Statehouse, gaining final approval from majority Republican lawmakers on Wednesday night. …
Articles Tagged: Iowa Legislature
Government & Politics Feb. 24, 2021 8:35 pm1714d ago
DES MOINES – A sweeping proposal to limit early and absentee voting in Iowa – among myriad other changes in …
Government & Politics Feb. 24, 2021 6:28 pm1714d ago
DES MOINES – Legislation seeking to withdraw tax breaks and government incentives from Big Tech companies – if a court …
Government & Politics Feb. 24, 2021 5:17 pm1714d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa Senate voted Tuesday to shorten Iowa’s early voting process to 20 days, close statewide election …
By Tom Barton, Quad-City Times
Government & Politics Feb. 24, 2021 5:17 pm1714d ago
States should take a closer look at their election laws to protect against fraud in mail-in voting, Iowa Republican U.S. …
News Feb. 23, 2021 9:37 pm1715d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed an education funding package that will pump $36.5 million more into Iowa’s …
Government & Politics Feb. 23, 2021 4:52 pm1715d ago
DES MOINES – Changes to state unemployment benefits will be bad for Iowa workers and bad for Iowa, labor union …
News Feb. 22, 2021 10:43 pm1716d ago
DES MOINES – Legislation lawmakers have sidelined in previous years appeared headed to approval by the House Labor Committee on …
Government & Politics Feb. 22, 2021 7:29 pm1716d ago
There is no ‘easy button” to press to redraw congressional and legislative election districts in a year that could prove …
Government & Politics Feb. 22, 2021 8:03 pm1716d ago
DES MOINES – Legislation intended to ‘back the blue” in Iowa by attempting to prevent local entities from ‘defunding” police …
Government & Politics Feb. 18, 2021 6:36 pm1720d ago
DES MOINES – A Senate subcommittee on Thursday advanced a bill that would allow grocery and convenience stores to opt …
Government & Politics Feb. 17, 2021 8:53 pm1721d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa House on Wednesday approved two bills to increase access to health care, especially in rural …
Government & Politics Feb. 17, 2021 7:27 pm1721d ago
DES MOINES – An Iowa lawmaker used the debunked claim of widespread election fraud to explain his support Wednesday for …
Government & Politics Feb. 17, 2021 5:48 pm1721d ago
DES MOINES – State senators on Wednesday approved legislation intended to crack down on Iowa businesses that sell products used …
Government & Politics Feb. 17, 2021 4:57 pm1721d ago
DES MOINES – A $36.5 million increase in state supplemental aid for Iowa’s 327 K-12 public school districts next year …

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